This follow-up study of the 1963-64 philosophy students at San Bernardino Valley College (California) sought to answer these questions: (1) What kind of student enrolls in philosophy? (2) Is he usually capable of transfer? (3) If he transfers, will he take additional philosophy courses? (4) Is he likely to finish his bachelor's degree? and (5) Why…

General personal, occupational, and school experience data were gathered from students who enrolled in the Orange Coast Junior College District in the fall 1968, but failed to return in the spring. These data became part of the storage and retrieval system of Project Follow-Through, a joint study sponsored by the Junior College District and the…

Differences between returning and non-returning students in the Orange Coast Junior College District (California) are the focus of this first in a series of similar reports. Data were initially obtained from students enrolling in the district during the fall of 1968, and have been continuously gathered from new, continuing, and non-returning…

This is the second progress report on an information storage and retrieval system that will gather data from junior college students while they are enrolled and after they leave college. Problems that have been encountered are discussed, and the general system procedure is documented with program descriptions. The first progress report of this…

The purposes of this study were to examine strengths and weaknesses of research methods used in reports of follow-up studies in higher education and to develop a set of guidelines for conducting follow-up studies in higher education. A careful examination of the literature was conducted to identify follow-up studies in higher education and 47…

Resulting in part from a project designed to identify and describe comprehensive programs of excellence in career education, this booklet is the seventh in a series describing current, successful career education practices. This monograph presents a model for a placement and follow-up program, which involves the entire professional staff of a…

Five separate multidimensional scaling analyses with measurement occasions varying from election day to about 14 months after, resulted in two stable dimensions of political perception. These dimensions were identified as Republican and Democratic evaluative dimensions. The publicity surrounding Watergate apparently did not affect the stability of…

This study examined whether individuals who are presumably poor tolerators of stress can maintain a posture of psychological equilibrium within a psychologically stressful atmosphere. (Author/RK)

Of 1,837 youth contacted in a national study of juvenile correctional programs, 194 returned follow-up questionnaires that sought information on their post-release status and activities, assessment of the correctional programs, and their expectations about the future. Many youngsters reported continued delinquent activity; more reported continued…

Information on former students is required by state and federal laws and is necessary for administrators attempting to evaluate school programs. Some points to consider in organizing a follow-up program are presented. (Author/MLF)

Examines the long-term effects of control and predictability-enhancing interventions on the institutionalized aged. Subjects were 40 residents of a retirement home. (MP)

Women who had completed the Strong Vocational Interest Blank for Women as college freshmen were contacted 13 to 21 years later, and were classified as career or homemaker oriented on the basis of their actual work experience. Results are discussed in terms of previous research and Holland's Occupational Classification System. (Author)

This follow-up study was undertaken to assess consistencies or changes in attitudes and behavior of self-reported Mexican American drug users from 1973 (N=254) to 1977 (N=150). Analysis of the data indicated significant changes in the users' socioeconomic status, home environment, school related variables, and attitudes toward drug use. (Author)

Follow-up data on 57 schizophrenic patients, including 25 boys and 32 girls between the ages of 7 and 13, was obtained. (Author)

Thirty male subjects who were given identity status interviews six to seven years previously, are reinterviewed for identity status, as well as intimacy status, life style and participation in the 1969-1970 campus demonstrations. (Author/DEP)